The LEA provides an array of K-12 programs and services for the entire school community to meet the diverse academic, intellectual, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners.
Sunset Park offers the following extracurricular activities:
Girls on the Run
The YMCA offers girls in grades 3, 4, and 5 to practice running a 5K with Sunset Park Coaches in the spring of 2025.
Stride
The YMCA offers boys in grades 3, 4, and 5 the opportunity to practice running a 5K with Sunset Park Coaches in the spring of 2025.
Science Fair
Upper-grade students should ask their teacher or see Mrs. Stump for information on the Science Fair Project.
Battle of the Books
Through the NC Library Association, students read titles and battle their knowledge in a competition in May 2025.
Student Council
Open to grade 5 students to help establish community involvement.
Social and Emotional Resources
All teachers, staff, administration, counselors, and social workers want the best for their Sunset students and families. They strive to create lasting relationships with each student. The teachers and staff do a great job of identifying the student's non-academic needs. These needs are communicated to a particular Sunset team and are always addressed in the best way. Resources should be provided to help the student or family succeed if possible.
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The Rhode Island State Advisory Committee on Gifted and Talented Education (General Information for Parents)
http://www.sengifted.org/: This website includes resources for supporting the social/emotional needs of the gifted. The archived newsletters contain great articles to share with parents and teachers.
The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children by Neihart, Reis, Robinson, Moon
This book spans all aspects of gifted children’s struggles and includes strategies for helping students and families cope and interventions to try.
A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by Webb, Gore, Amend, DeVries, and two more. Amazon $14.40
The four authors, who have decades of professional experience with gifted children and their families, provide practical guidance in areas such as: Characteristics of gifted children; Peer relations; Sibling issues; Motivation & underachievement; Discipline issues; Intensity & stress; Depression & unhappiness; Educational planning; Parenting concerns; Finding professional help; and much, much more!